No. 4
Thursday, 6:45 p.m. TV: Channel 2; Radio: 1150.
Update: This is a step up in NCAA tournament class for UCLA, which had few stressful moments in pummeling Tulsa and Stephen F. Austin last weekend. The Gators are the No. 1-seeded team in the tournament. Florida has held opponents to fewer than 60 points in 20 of 36 games this season. "This is the best defensive team we've faced," UCLA forward David Wear said. "They are Arizona with a press." The Gators use a full-court press to goose the tempo, but they probably won't have to prompt UCLA to run.
—Chris Foster
STARTERS
FLORIDA; Ht; Wt; PPG; P; UCLA; Ht; Wt; PPG
Michael Frazier II; 6-4; 199; 12.4; G; Norman Powell; 6-4; 215; 11.5
Casey Prather; 6-6; 212; 14.0; G; Jordan Adams; 6-5; 220; 17.4
Scottie Wilbekin; 6-2; 176; 13.1; G; Kyle Anderson; 6-9; 230; 14.7
Will Yeguete; 6-8; 230; 4.9; F; Travis Wear; 6-10; 230; 7.0
Patric Young; 6-9; 240; 10.9; F; David Wear; 6-10; 230; 6.9
RESERVES
DeVon Walker; 6-6; 195; 2.8; F/G; Zach LaVine; 6-5; 180; 9.6
Kasey Hill; 6-1; 181; 5.6; G; Bryce Alford; 6-3; 180; 8.1
Dorian Finney-Smith; 6-8; 212; 9.2; F; Tony Parker; 6-9; 255; 6.9
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No. 10 Stanford (23-12) vs. No. 11
Thursday, 4:15 p.m. TV: Channel 2.
Update: Dayton's swarming man-to-man defense held Ohio State and
—Shannon Ryan